2004 Seattle Seahawks season

The 2004 Seattle Seahawks season was the franchise's 29th season in the National Football League (NFL), the third season in Qwest Field and the 6th under head coach Mike Holmgren. Finishing the season at 9–7, the Seahawks were unable to replicate the year they had prior.

2004 Seattle Seahawks season
OwnerPaul Allen
General managerBob Ferguson
Head coachMike Holmgren
Home fieldQwest Field
Results
Record9–7
Division place1st NFC West
Playoff finishLost Wild Card Playoffs
(vs. Rams) 20–27
Pro BowlersRB Shaun Alexander
OT Walter Jones
OG Steve Hutchinson
AP All-ProsRB Shaun Alexander (2nd team)
OT Walter Jones (1st team)
OG Steve Hutchinson (2nd team)
The Seahawks in the red zone in their week 3 shutout of San Francisco, September 26

This was the first of four consecutive NFC West titles for the Seahawks. In the Wild Card round, they faced off against the divisional rival St. Louis Rams, who swept them 2–0 in the regular season. Seattle looked to avenge on their two losses, but it was too late as Matt Hasselbeck's game-tying drive to Bobby Engram was incomplete, leading Hasselbeck to his knees and punch the turf in frustration. The Seahawks would go on to lose 20–27. The Rams, despite a mediocre 8–8 record, advanced to the Divisional round the following week, only to lose to Michael Vick's Atlanta Falcons in a 47–17 blowout.

On October 20, 2004, the Seahawks traded a conditional 2005 7th round pick (condition failed) to the Oakland Raiders in exchange for Jerry Rice.

Draft

2004 Seattle Seahawks draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 23 Marcus Tubbs  DT Texas
2 53 Michael Boulware  LB Florida St
3 84 Sean Locklear  OT NC State
4 116 Niko Koutouvides  LB Purdue
5 157 D.J. Hackett  WR Colorado
6 189 Craig Terrill  DT Purdue
7 224 Donnie Jones  P LSU
      Made roster       Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

[1]

Final roster

2004 Seattle Seahawks final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists
  • 85 Alex Bannister WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 35 Chris Davis FB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 18 D.J. Hackett WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  •  7 Brock Huard QB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 54 D. D. Lewis LB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 31 Arnold Parker S (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 49 Curtis Randall LB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 22 Damien Robinson S (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 16 Tom Rouen P (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 51 Anthony Simmons LB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 72 Chris Terry T (IRTooltip Injured reserve)


Practice squad


Rookies in italics
53 active, 11 inactive, 9 practice squad

[2]

[3]

  • Starters in bold.
  • (*) Denotes players that were selected for the 2005 Pro Bowl.

Schedule

Preseason

Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site Recap
1 August 16 at Green Bay Packers W 21–3 1–0 Lambeau Field Recap
2 August 21 Denver Broncos L 3–19 1–1 Qwest Field Recap
3 August 27 at San Diego Chargers W 26–20 2–1 Qualcomm Stadium Recap
4 September 2 Minnesota Vikings W 23–21 3–1 Qwest Field Recap
Source: Seahawks Media Guides[4][5]

Regular season

Divisional matchups have the NFC West playing the NFC South and the AFC East.

Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site Recap
1 September 12 at New Orleans Saints W 21–7 1–0 Louisiana Superdome Recap
2 September 19 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 10–6 2–0 Raymond James Stadium Recap
3 September 26 San Francisco 49ers W 34–0 3–0 Qwest Field Recap
4 Bye
5 October 10 St. Louis Rams L 27–33 (OT) 3–1 Qwest Field Recap
6 October 17 at New England Patriots L 20–30 3–2 Gillette Stadium Recap
7 October 24 at Arizona Cardinals L 17–25 3–3 Sun Devil Stadium Recap
8 October 31 Carolina Panthers W 23–17 4–3 Qwest Field Recap
9 November 7 at San Francisco 49ers W 42–27 5–3 3Com Park Recap
10 November 14 at St. Louis Rams L 12–23 5–4 Edward Jones Dome Recap
11 November 21 Miami Dolphins W 24–17 6–4 Qwest Field Recap
12 November 28 Buffalo Bills L 9–38 6–5 Qwest Field Recap
13 December 6 Dallas Cowboys L 39–43 6–6 Qwest Field Recap
14 December 12 at Minnesota Vikings W 27–23 7–6 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Recap
15 December 19 at New York Jets L 14–37 7–7 Giants Stadium Recap
16 December 26 Arizona Cardinals W 24–21 8–7 Qwest Field Recap
17 January 2 Atlanta Falcons W 28–26 9–7 Qwest Field Recap
Source: 2004 NFL season results[6]

Postseason

Round Date Opponent (seed) Result Record Game site Recap
Wild Card January 8, 2005 St. Louis Rams (5) L 20–27 0–1 Qwest Field Recap

Standings

NFC West
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
(4) Seattle Seahawks 9 7 0 .563 3–3 8–4 371 373 W2
(5) St. Louis Rams 8 8 0 .500 5–1 7–5 319 392 W2
Arizona Cardinals 6 10 0 .375 2–4 5–7 284 322 W1
San Francisco 49ers 2 14 0 .125 2–4 2–10 259 452 L3

Game summaries

Week P1: at Green Bay Packers

Preseason Week One: Seattle Seahawks at Green Bay Packers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 7 7 0721
Packers 3 0 003

at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin

  • Date: August 16
  • Game time: 7:05pm local
  • Game weather: overcast, 68 °F (20 °C), 60% humidity, wind S 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 69,718
  • Referee: Bill Leavy
  • TV: ABC
  • Gamecenter, Gamebook

Week P2: vs. Denver Broncos

Preseason Week Two: Seattle Seahawks vs. Denver Broncos – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Broncos 0 6 31019
Seahawks 0 3 003

at Qwest Field, Seattle

  • Date: August 21
  • Game time: 7:05pm local
  • Game weather: cloudy, 66 °F (19 °C), 88% humidity, wind S 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 48,090
  • Referee: Pete Morelli
  • TV: KONG
  • Gamecenter, Gamebook

Week P3: at San Diego Chargers

Preseason Week Three: Seattle Seahawks at San Diego Chargers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 10 13 3026
Chargers 0 0 71320

at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

  • Date: August 16
  • Game time: 7:05pm local
  • Game weather: clear, 73 °F (23 °C), 61% humidity, wind WSW 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 35,536
  • Referee: Ed Hochuli
  • TV: KONG
  • Gamecenter, Gamebook

Week P4: vs. Minnesota Vikings

Preseason Week Four: Seattle Seahawks vs. Minnesota Vikings – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Vikings 7 0 14021
Seahawks 0 14 3623

at Qwest Field, Seattle

  • Date: September 2
  • Game time: 6:07pm local
  • Game weather: partly cloudy, 66 °F (19 °C), 52% humidity, wind variabl 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 50,198
  • Referee: Mike Carey
  • TV: KONG
  • Gamecenter, Gamebook

Week 1: at New Orleans Saints

Week One: Seattle Seahawks at New Orleans  – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 14 7021
Saints 0 7 007

at Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans

  • Date: September 12
  • Game time: 12:06pm local
  • Game weather: indoors
  • Game attendance: 64,900
  • Referee: Ed Hochuli
  • TV announcers (Fox): Ron Pitts, Tim Ryan and Eric Clemons
  • Gamecenter, Gamebook
Game information

The Seahawks won for only the seventh time in their last eighteen road games, holding Aaron Brooks to one touchdown while forcing two New Orleans fumbles.

Week 2: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Week Two: Seattle Seahawks at Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 3 7 0010
Buccaneers 0 3 036

at Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida

  • Date: September 19
  • Game time: 4:05pm local
  • Game weather: partly cloudy, 88 °F (31 °C), 46% humidity, wind NE 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 65,089
  • Referee: Johnny Grier
  • TV announcers (Fox): Curt Menefee, Tim Green and Chip Carter
  • Gamecenter, Gamebook
Game information

The Seahawks defeated the Buccaneers 10–6 despite recording only nine first downs and being shut out in the second half. The Seahawks intercepted Brad Johnson and Chris Simms and limited the Bucs to just 271 total yards.

Week 3: vs. San Francisco 49ers

Week Three: Seattle Seahawks vs. San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
49ers 0 0 000
Seahawks 17 7 10034

at Qwest Field, Seattle

  • Date: September 26
  • Game time: 1:16pm local
  • Game weather: overcast, 57 °F (14 °C), 87% humidity, wind variable 3 miles per hour (4.8 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 66,709
  • Referee: Bill Carollo
  • TV announcers (Fox): Ron Pitts, Tim Ryan and Amy Van Dyken
  • Gamecenter, Gamebook
Game information

The Seahawks home opener was a 34–0 shutout of the 49ers where they intercepted Ken Dorsey twice and limited the Niners to just 175 yards. It was San Francisco's first shutout loss since losing to the Atlanta Falcons 0-7 in 1977.

Week 5: vs. St. Louis Rams

Week Five: Seattle Seahawks vs. St. Louis Rams – Game summary
Period 1 2 34OTTotal
Rams 0 7 317633
Seahawks 7 17 03027

at Qwest Field, Seattle

  • Date: October 10
  • Game time: 1:15pm local
  • Game weather: clear, 57 °F (14 °C), 82% humidity, wind SE 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 58,513
  • Referee: Pete Morelli
  • TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Brian Baldinger and Amy Van Dyken
  • Gamecenter, Gamebook
Game information

The Seahawks suffered their first home loss since 2002. The Rams were bullied in the first half and fell behind 24–7, but in the second half Marc Bulger threw two touchdowns as the Rams outscored Seattle 20–3; tied 27–27 the game went to overtime and Bulger threw three passes – the last a 52-yard score to Shaun McDonald and the 33–27 Rams win.

Week 6: at New England Patriots

Week Six: Seattle Seahawks at New England Patriots – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 6 31120
Patriots 10 10 01030

at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts

  • Date: October 17
  • Game time: 1:02pm local
  • Game weather: partly cloudy, 50 °F (10 °C), 65% humidity, wind SSW 12 miles per hour (19 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 68,756
  • Referee: Terry McAulay
  • TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton, Troy Aikman, Cris Collinsworth and Pam Oliver
  • Gamecenter, Gamebook
Game information

A week after losing to one participant in Super Bowl XXXVI the Seahawks fell to that game's winner as the Patriots reached a league-record 20th consecutive win (regular and postseason) 30–20. Matt Hasselbeck, a former Patriots ball boy whose dad Don Hasselbeck played in Foxboro alongside Steve Grogan, threw for 349 yards but was intercepted twice.

Week 7: at Arizona Cardinals

Week Seven: Seattle Seahawks at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 3 7717
Cardinals' 7 6 3925

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

  • Date: October 24
  • Game time: 1:16pm local
  • Game weather: clear, 77 °F (25 °C), 30% humidity, wind calm
  • Game attendance: 35,695
  • Referee: Bill Vinovich
  • TV announcers (Fox): Spero Dedes, Erik Kramer and Kevin McCabe
  • Gamecenter, Gamebook
Game information

Playing in Sun Devil Stadium the Seahawks' previous road woes resumed with four interceptions thrown by Matt Hasselbeck and the Seahawks limited to just 257 total yards in a 25–17 loss. Seattle erased a 16–3 gap (the go-ahead score came when Ken Lucas picked off Josh McCown and ran back a 21-yard score) but gave up a safety, then gave up a 23-yard touchdown by Emmitt Smith in the fourth quarter.

Week 8: vs. Carolina Panthers

Week Eight: Seattle Seahawks vs. Carolina Panthers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Panthers 0 7 3717
Seahawks 7 7 3623

at Qwest Field, Seattle

  • Date: October 31
  • Game time: 1:06pm local
  • Game weather: clear, 49 °F (9 °C), 64% humidity, wind SE 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 66,214
  • Referee: Ed Hochuli
  • TV announcers (Fox): Curt Menefee, Tim Green and Amy Van Dyken
  • Gamecenter, Gamebook
Game information

Against the defending NFC champion Panthers the Seahawks erupted to 237 rushing yards and a 23–17 win. Shaun Alexander accounted for 195 rushing yards and a touchdown.

Week 9: at San Francisco 49ers

Week Nine: Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 7 14 14742
49ers 14 3 7327

at Monster Park, San Francisco

  • Date: November 7
  • Game time: 1:05pm local
  • Game weather: clear, 57 °F (14 °C), 77% humidity, wind NE 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 64,423
  • Referee: Tony Corrente
  • TV announcers (Fox): Curt Menefee, Tim Green and Tony Ventrella
  • Gamecenter, Gamebook
Game information

Despite seven penalties for 55 yards the Seahawks shot down the 49ers at Candlestick Park 42–27, rushing for 184 yards and two touchdowns alongside 285 yards and three scores from Matt Hasselbeck. The Seahawks ended the game when they intercepted Tim Rattay and ran back a 23-yard score in the fourth.

Week 10: at St. Louis Rams

Week Ten: Seattle Seahawks at St. Louis Rams – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 6 6012
Rams 14 3 3323

at Edward Jones Dome, St. Louis, Missouri

  • Date: November 14
  • Game time: 12:02pm local
  • Game weather: indoors
  • Game attendance: 66,044
  • Referee: Bill Leavy
  • TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton, Daryl Johnston and Tony Siragusa
  • Gamecenter, Gamebook
Game information

At St. Louis the Rams won a battle of field goals 23–12, limiting Hasselbeck to just 172 yards. Hasselbeck was knocked out of the game.

Week 11: vs. Miami Dolphins

Week Eleven: Seattle Seahawks vs. Miami Dolphins – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Dolphins 7 0 7317
Seahawks 10 7 0724

at Qwest Field, Seattle

  • Date: November 21
  • Game time: 1:06pm local
  • Game weather: partly cloudy, 46 °F (8 °C), 73% humidity, wind SE 3 miles per hour (4.8 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 66,644
  • Referee: Mike Carey
  • TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Randy Cross
  • Gamecenter, Gamebook
Game information

The Dolphins rallied from down 17–7 to tie the game, but in the fourth Michael Boulware picked off A. J. Feeley and ran back a 63-yard touchdown. Trent Dilfer started instead of Matt Hasselbeck and managed a touchdown to Jerry Rice in the 24–17 Seahawks win; the score was Rice’s first of the season after being traded to Seattle from the Raiders.

Week 12: vs. Buffalo Bills

Week Twelve: Seattle Seahawks vs. Buffalo Bills – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Bills 7 10 71438
Seahawks 0 3 069

at Qwest Field, Seattle

  • Date: November 28
  • Game time: 1:16pm local
  • Game weather: clear, 41 °F (5 °C), 82% humidity, wind SE 3 miles per hour (4.8 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 66,271
  • Referee: Pete Morelli
  • TV announcers (CBS): Don Criqui and Steve Tasker
  • Gamecenter, Gamebook
Game information

The 6–4 Seahawks hosted the 4–6 Bills and Willis McGahee exploded to four touchdowns in a 38–9 Buffalo rout. Drew Bledsoe was intercepted three times but managed a touchdown to Lee Evans.

Week 13: vs. Dallas Cowboys

Week Thirteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Dallas Cowboys – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Cowboys 3 16 101443
Seahawks 14 0 32239

at Qwest Field, Seattle

  • Date: December 6
  • Game time: 6:09pm local
  • Game weather: overcast, 45 °F (7 °C), 76% humidity, wind calm
  • Game attendance: 68,093
  • Referee: Terry McAulay
  • TV announcers (ABC): Al Michaels, John Madden and Michele Tafoya
  • Gamecenter, Gamebook
Game information

Hosting Monday Night Football the Seahawks' roller-coaster of a season continued as they fell to 6–6 to the now-5-7 Cowboys. The Hawks led 14–3 after one quarter, but in the second and third the Cowboys scored 26 points (botching a two-point attempt after Vinny Testaverde's touchdown to Terrance Copper). In the fourth Matt Hasselbeck (414 total yards) erupted to three touchdown drives, two of them ending in Shaun Alexander rushes, a 19-yard score to Jerheme Urban, and a two-point conversion to Darrell Jackson, but the Seahawks could not hold on to a 39–29 lead; Testaverde found Keyshawn Johnson for a 34-yard touchdown with 1:54 to go; the Cowboys kicked onsides and recovered, then four Julius Jones rushes ended in a 17-yard score with 37 seconds remaining. The Seahawks' final drive petered out and the Cowboys had the stunning 43–39 win.

Week 14: at Minnesota Vikings

Week Fourteen: Seattle Seahawks at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 7 14 3327
Vikings 10 10 3023

at Metrodome, Minneapolis

  • Date: December 12
  • Game time: 12:00pm local
  • Game weather: indoors
  • Game attendance: 64,110
  • Referee: Bill Vinovich
  • TV announcers (Fox): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Cris Collinsworth and Pam Oliver
  • Gamecenter, Gamebook
Game information

The Seahawks rallied to beat the Vikings 27–23 on 334 yards and three touchdowns by Hasselbeck and 112 more rushing yards from Shaun Alexander. Darrell Jackson competed despite learning on game morning that his father had died; he caught ten passes for 135 yards and a go-ahead touchdown.

Week 15: at New York Jets

Week Fifteen: Seattle Seahawks at New York Jets – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 7 7 0014
Jets 3 21 6737

at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

  • Date: December 19
  • Game time: 1:02pm local
  • Game weather: hazy, 45 °F (7 °C), 82% humidity, wind variable 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 77,894
  • Referee: Scott Green
  • TV announcers (Fox): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Cris Collinsworth and Pam Oliver
  • Gamecenter, Gamebook
Game information

Matt Hasselbeck managed two touchdowns in the first half but the game collapsed as the NY Jets scored 24 points in the first half then shut out the Seahawks while adding two more Chad Pennington touchdowns, marred by a missed PAT. Curtis Martin rushed for 134 yards and two scores, outpacing the entire Seahawks backfield (88 rushing yards).

Week 16: vs. Arizona Cardinals

Week Sixteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Cardinals 7 0 01421
Seahawks 0 10 7724

at Qwest Field, Seattle

  • Date: December 26
  • Game time: 1:16pm local
  • Game weather: overcast, 46 °F (8 °C), 89% humidity, wind variable 3 miles per hour (4.8 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 65,825
  • Referee: Tony Corrente
  • TV announcers (Fox): Curt Menefee, Tim Green and Tony Ventrella
  • Gamecenter, Gamebook
Game information

Shaun Alexander accounted for 154 yards and all three Seahawks touchdowns as Seattle returned to Qwest Field and edged the five-win Cardinals 24–21. Trent Dilfer subbed for Hasselbeck but managed only 128 passing yards.

Week 17: vs. Atlanta Falcons

Week Seventeen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Falcons 7 10 0926
Seahawks 7 7 7728

at Qwest Field, Seattle

  • Date: January 2
  • Game time: 1:06pm local
  • Game weather: clear, 40 °F (4 °C), 58% humidity, wind variable 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 66,740
  • Referee: Mike Carey
  • TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton, Daryl Johnston and Tony Siragusa
  • Gamecenter, Gamebook
Game information

The Seahawks clinched the NFC West by erasing a 17–7 Falcons lead to win 28–26. [7] It was the second time in three seasons the Falcons made the playoffs despite losing the regular-season finale.

Postseason

Seattle entered the postseason as the #4 seed in the NFC.

NFC Wild Card Playoff: vs. #5 St. Louis Rams

NFC Wild Card Playoff: #5 St. Louis Rams at #4 Seattle Seahawks – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Rams 7 7 31027
Seahawks 3 7 3720

at Qwest Field, Seattle

  • Date: January 8
  • Game time: 1:37pm local
  • Game weather: partly cloudy, 45 °F (7 °C), 49% humidity, wind SE 9 miles per hour (14 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 58,513
  • Referee: Walt Coleman
  • TV announcers (ABC): Mike Patrick, Joe Theismann, Paul Maguire, Suzy Kolber
  • Gamecenter, Gamebook
Game information

References

  1. The Football Database. Retrieved 2017-Nov-04.
  2. "Home". pro-football-reference.com.
  3. Seattle Seahawks 2004 Roster accessed November 28, 2018.
  4. 2004 Seahawks Media Guide Archived 2014-04-07 at the Wayback Machine, accessed February 14, 2015.
  5. 2005 Seahawks Media Guide Archived 2014-04-07 at the Wayback Machine, accessed February 14, 2015.
  6. 2004 NFL season results, NFL.com, accessed February 14, 2015.
  7. Pro-Football-Reference.com
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